TY - JOUR AU - Vogel, Helena AU - Foley, Janet AU - Fiorello, Christine T1 - Rickettsia africae and Novel Rickettsial Strain in Amblyomma spp. Ticks, Nicaragua, 2013 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2018 VL - 24 IS - 2 SP - 385 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We report molecular detection of Rickettsia africae in Amblyomma ovale ticks from Nicaragua and a novel rickettsial strain in an A. triste tick. Of 146 ticks from dogs, 16.4% were Rickettsia PCR positive. The presence of Rickettsia spp. in human-biting ticks in Nicaragua may pose a public health concern. KW - ticks KW - dogs KW - rickettsiae KW - ompA KW - Nicaragua KW - bacteria KW - Rickettsia africae KW - Amblyomma spp. KW - vector-borne infections DO - 10.3201/eid2402.161901 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/2/16-1901_article ER - End of Reference